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Patou: Polished, pretty and powerful in Samaritaine
Fashion weeks never seem to stop in Paris. On Friday morning, the day after the haute couture season ended, Patou unveiled its Fall/Winter 2023 ready-to-wear collection. Guillaume Henry’s best for the house.
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Couture final day: Fendi, Robert Wun and Mugler
Paris couture week ended with a stock market display by Roman powerhouse marque Fendi, a Chinese debutant and a cinematic rockin’ ready-to-wear show in a former slaughterhouse from Mugler.
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Luxury giant LVMH sales rise 9% in fourth quarter
Luxury goods group LVMH posted a 9% rise in sales in the fourth quarter as shoppers in Europe and the United States splurged over the crucial holiday season, helping to offset COVID disruptions in China.
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Georges Hobeika, Rahul Mishra and Giambattista Valli bring extravagance to Paris
The first day of Paris Haute Couture Week kicked off in style with designs by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika, Indian designer Rahul Mishra, and Italian couturier Giambattista Valli.
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Valentino’s 'Impossible Rendez Vous' between couture and clubbing
Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli went back to the 80s for inspiration this season in couture, blending the euphoria of that decade with today’s greater sense of inclusivity.
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Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture by Haider Ackermann: More H than JP
Lots of Haider and not a huge quantity of Jean Paul at Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture By Haider Ackermann, the fourth edition of the project of inviting other designers to create one-off Gaultier couture collections.
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Ermenegildo Zegna's performance slows down in 2022 due to China
The Italian luxury group reached 1.49 billion euros in 2022 with an increase of 15.5%, but it sees its progress slowing down in particular in the fourth quarter (-0.5%) penalized by the anti-Covid policy in China.
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Armani Privé: A Venetian Giorgio in equestrian Paris
A Venetian moment at Armani Privé, where the master of non-colors exploded into scores of rainbow hues in a couture collection set amid equestrian Paris.
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Prada's Lorenzo Bertelli sets out 'soft transition" to new leadership
Italian fashion group Prada is hiring former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra to smooth the transition to the next generation of the family, Lorenzo Bertelli, son of Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli said on Tuesday.
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Dior: Defeating stereotypes, extolling Josephine Baker
Maria Grazia entitled her latest Christian Dior couture collection as 'Craft of Thought', in a dazzling collection inspired by Josephine Baker, fellow black artists and the great moments of the Jazz Age.
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Capri names insider Cedric Wilmotte as CEO of Michael Kors
U.S. luxury group Capri Holdings Ltd on Monday named company veteran Cedric Wilmotte as the chief executive officer of its Michael Kors brand.
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Luxury giants bank on Chinese return as Western shoppers sober up
The luxury industry is shifting its focus back to China, with hopes that its high-end spenders will once again splurge on designer goods during Lunar New Year festivities as Beijing relaxes Covid curbs after three years.
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Chanel couture: Majorettes tame the bestiary
Coco Chanel always loved a lion. Her successor Virginie Viard loves a whole bestiary, staging a chic and sophisticated haute couture collection for the famed Paris house amid a catwalk of giant animals.
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Alaïa, Celine and Chanel shows to come
After the Paris Men's Fashion Week, new shows have been announced for the coming weeks. Alaïa on January 27 in Antwerp, Celine on February 10 in Paris and Chanel on May 9 in Los Angeles.
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Dior’s Dominique Dufermont says fast jewellery, slow couture are “market mainstays”
“Fast jewellery is a market mainstay. Like slow couture, it's a long-term trend consistent with sustainability,” said Dominique Dufermont, head of gemstone services at Christian Dior Couture, at the Vicenzaoro show.
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Schiaparelli: Dante’s Inferno in the Petit Palais
It sure felt good to be back in Paris, especially at Schiaparelli, where Daniel Roseberry opened this week’s haute couture season with a sensational Dantesque show inside the Petit Palais on Monday morning.
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